By M&C News Mar 9, 2008, 12:35 GMT
According to a recent NYT review, The Sexual Paradox: Men, Women and the Real Gender Gap, Susan Pinker “stacks up the evidence of boys’ classroom woes and girls’ triumphs,” the article notes.
This book questions why is it that girls tend to excel in school yet in the work force it is the men who excel. What happens in the interim? Do the boys just mature?
The NYT reviewer pointed out some criticisms, yet states, “Pinker may not convey all the complexity that goes into making many men’s and women’s lives different, but she has a good prescription for helping more of us be our best selves.”
Publishers Weekly has stated, “She emphasizes individual differences among men and women, but hopes that wider recognition of gender differences can lead to greater workplace flexibility and room for women's professional advancement on their own terms. She may draw a great deal of fire for this book, but her strong evidence could also open a better-informed discussion of the issues.”
Click here for the NYT article.
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